Forgot password for accessing user interface

The FRITZ!Box password offers you protection from unauthorized access to your FRITZ!Box. If you forget this password, you can no longer access the FRITZ!Box's settings or functions, and you cannot login to it.

Note:The configuration procedure and notes on functions given in this guide refer to the latest FRITZ!OS for your FRITZ!Box.

Simply proceed as described below. After each measure, check whether the issue persists.

1 Entering the FRITZ!Box password on the underside of the device

The FRITZ!Box is already protected by a password in the factory settings. This password is printed on the sticker on the underside of your FRITZ!Box. If you did not change the password, you can use it to access the FRITZ!Box user interface:

Enter the password printed on the sticker on the underside of your FRITZ!Box.

2 Sending an access link with push service mail

If you entered an e-mail address for the "forgot password" push service under "Push Service" in the "System" menu of the FRITZ!Box, you can have the FRITZ!Box send you an access link that you can then use to log into the FRITZ!Box user interface again:

Loading the factory settings

The factory settings are loaded and the FRITZ!Box is restarted. When you load the factory settings, the password required to access the FRITZ!Box user interface is also reset to the original password it had upon delivery.

Enter the password printed on the sticker on the underside of your device and click "OK".

Once you have successfully logged in, you can assign your own password again under "System" > "FRITZ!Box Users" on the tab "Login to the Home Network".

Restoring settings

If you saved the settings of your FRITZ!Box, then you can restore them after you have loaded the factory settings. However, do not restore FRITZ!Box users and their passwords from the backup file as otherwise you will reimport the unknown password for the user interface. Therefore, only restore selected settings: